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This is a short sleeved khaki polyester shirt. It has the badge of rank = Staff Sergeant. It has the cloth badge 'Rising Sun' with the 'Australian Army'. The right shoulder has a Parachutists badge.

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Refer to collection of "William Fawcett" V246452. Refer Cat 9627. Address of Honor issued to regiment for recognition of service, its connection to Bendigo. This ceremony gave them "Freedom of Entry" for 100 years Anniversary.

16 page white booklet issued by City of Bendigo Council giving Freedom of Entry to the Northern Victorian Regiment. Cover has description and purple and red stripe down right side. Inside picture of Mayor, List of Councillors, Order of Ceremony, List of Serving Officers, Summary of History of Regiment, Battle Honours and history of Bendigo.

Cover says: "City of Bendigo Presents an address of Honor to the Northern Victorian Regiment (38th Battalion) at Queen Elizabeth Oval, Bendigo 24th Aug 1958."

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Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 9586.2 for details of No. 3798359, "Keith Cooper" service.

Rectangular brown coloured wooden plaque with black edges. Rectangular silver coloured plate attached with small nails in each corner. Plate features a RAEME insignia over the outline of a tank. Text in black lettering below insignia,.

In black text on silver coloured plate: 'Presented on the Occasion of the Disbandment of 4 Base Workshop Battalion On July 7th , 1989'.

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Plaque features the seventeen insignia of units which served in the Vietnam War. Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 9586.2 for details of service for "Keith Cooper", No.3798359.

Shield shaped light brown coloured wooden plaque. Plaque features a shield shaped plate with sword, globe with lines of latitude and longitude and banner with yellow and red stripes. Around the outside of this feature are seventeen unit insignia on a black background. Bottom of the plaque features a Rising Sun Badge above a gold coloured banner with 'AUSTRALIAN FORCE VIETNAM' in black lettering.

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This is a set of 14 photographs of a 4th Field Survey Squadron undergoing an abseiling activity, as part of adventurous training held at Mount Remarkable National Park, South Australia in May 1987. It is evident the training focussed on teamwork, leadership, abseiling, rock climbing, field craft and living off the land survival skills. Elements from units of the Army Reserve also participated in the training. Refer to items 6546.42P and 6547.40P for additional photographs taken during the adventurous training exercise.

This is a set of 14 photographs of 4th Field Survey Squadron personnel undergoing an abseiling activity, as part of 4th Field Survey Squadron adventurous training held at Mount Remarkable National Park of South Australia in May 1987. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1987. Abseiling activities, SSM WO1 Bill Griggs. .2) to .14) - Photo, colour, 1987. Abseiling activities, unidentified soldier.

.1P to .14P – There are no personnel identified. ‘1987 ADV TRAINING’ annotated on negatives sleeve.

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This is a set of 40 photographs of 4th Field Survey Squadron undergoing adventurous training at Mount Remarkable National Park, South Australia in May 1987. It is evident the training focussed on teamwork, leadership, abseiling, rock climbing, field craft and living off the land survival skills. Elements from units of the Army Reserve also participated in the training. Refer to items 6546.42P and 6548.14P for additional photographs taken during the adventurous training.

This is a set of 40 photographs of 4th Field Survey Squadron undergoing adventurous training at Mount Remarkable National Park, South Australia in May 1987. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities, unidentified soldier. .2) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities, unidentified personnel. .3) & .4) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. .5) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities, unidentified personnel. .6) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. .7) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. .8) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up, unidentified officer. .9) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. Results from foraging the forest for food. .10) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp set-up. .11) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. .12) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: CPL Jeff Prince, unidentified (x3). .13) to .16) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. .17) & .18) - Photo, colour, 1987. Mount Remarkable National Park terrain. .19) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. L to R: unidentified, CPL Jeff Prince, SPR Perry Langeberg, unidentified (x3). .20) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. .21) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities, unidentified personnel. .22) & .23) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp set-up. .24) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. .25) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up, unidentified personnel. .26) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: CPL Jeff Prince, SPR Steve Ellis, SGT Peter Imeson, CPL Neale ‘Tex’ Houston, SPR Perry Langeberg, unidentified exchange officer, WO2 Russ Larsen. .27) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. .28) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: SPR Bruce Graham, LT Geoff ‘GT’ Ford, CPL Jamie ‘Fish’ McRae, SGT Wally Chilcott, SPR Shaun Hynes, CPL Kevin Whitty. .29) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: unidentified, SPR Todd Hayley, unidentified, WO2 Peter Symmans, SSGT Cam Chapman, CPL Dave Irving. .30) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: unidentified (x2), LT Greg Oaten, unidentified (x2), CPL Peter Hardy, unidentified. .31) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: CPL Roger Graf, WO2 Bob Rogister, SSM WO1 Bill Griggs, unidentified officer, SPR Simon Reynolds, SPR John Keely. .32) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: unidentified, SPR Steve Nokes, SGT Stu Symonds, WO2 Brett ‘Dutchy’ Van Leeuwen, unidentified (x3). .33) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: unidentified, SGT Derek Stanmore, CAPT Danny Galbraith, unidentified in foreground. .34) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: unidentified (x3), SGT Derek Stanmore, CAPT Danny Galbraith. .35) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. .36) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. OC MAJ Peter Cates. .37) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: unidentified, CPL Dave Longbottom. .38) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities, unidentified personnel. .39) & .40) - Hootchie set-up.

.1P to .40P – There are no personnel identified. ‘1987 ADV TRAINING’ annotated on negatives sleeve.

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This is a set of 42 photographs of 4th Field Survey Squadron undergoing adventurous training at Mount Remarkable National Park, South Australia in May 1987. It is evident the training focussed on teamwork, leadership, abseiling, rock climbing, field craft and living off the land survival skills. Elements from units of the Army Reserve also participated in the training. Refer to items 6547.40P and 6548.14P for additional photographs taken during the adventurous training.

This is a set of 42 photographs of 4th Field Survey Squadron undergoing adventurous training at Mount Remarkable National Park in May 1987. The colour photographs are on 35mm negative film and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 96 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1987. L to R: unidentified bus drivers, CAPT Danny Galbraith, unidentified, SGT Stu Symonds. .2) - Photo, colour, 1987. L to R: OC MAJ Peter Cates, SSM WO1 Bill Grigg, unidentified exchange officer. .3) - Photo, colour, 1987. Squadron briefing. .4) - Photo, colour, 1987. Endurance march L to R: unidentified (x4), LCPL Peter McCurdy, unidentified (x3), SPR Damien Killeen, unidentified. .5) - Photo, colour, 1987. Unidentified personnel taking a break during or at end Endurance march. SPR John Keely at far right. .6) - Photo, colour, 1987. Mount Remarkable National Park terrain. .7) - Photo, colour, 1987. Mount Remarkable National Park terrain. SGT Peter Imeson. .8) - Photo, colour, 1987. Mount Remarkable National Park terrain. CPL Jeff Prince. .9) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. CPL Dave Irving. .10) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: unidentified, SPR Perry Langeberg, unidentified (x2), CPL Neale ‘Tex’ Houston, SPR Steve Ellis. .11) to .13) - Photo, colour, 1987. Mount Remarkable National Park terrain. .14) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. Unidentified. .15) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: PTE P. Simpson, SPR Steve Ellis. .16) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. Unidentified personnel. .17) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. .18) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. Unidentified. .19) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: SPR Todd Hayley, CPL Jamie McRae. .20) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: unidentified, CPL Neale ‘Tex’ Houston, unidentified. .21) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: CPL Dave Longbottom, WO2 Brett ‘Dutchy’ Van Leeuwen. .22) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. .23) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. CPL Dave Irving. .24) - Photo, colour, 1987. Mount Remarkable National Park terrain. Possibly OC MAJ Peter Cates. .25) - Photo, colour, 1987. Mount Remarkable National Park terrain. .26) & .27) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. .28) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. CPL Roger Graf. .29) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. Possibly water sterilisation. .30) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp set-up. Unidentified. .31) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie interior. .32) - Photo, colour, 1987. CAPT Danny Galbraith. .33) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: LCPL Peter Tuddenham, SPR Todd Hayley, CPL Dave Longbottom, CPL John Ratcliffe, CPL Dave Irving. .34) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. .35) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. CPL Peter Hardy. .36) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: unidentified (x2), CPL Peter Hardy, LT Greg Oaten. .37) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: SPR Shaun Hynes, LT Geoff ‘GT’ Ford, SPR Bruce Graham, unidentified (x2). .38) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. L to R: SPR Shaun Hynes, LT Geoff ‘GT’ Ford, unidentified, SPR Bruce Graham, in background - CPL Dave Irving. .39) - Photo, colour, 1987. Hootchie set-up. Unidentified. .40) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. WO2 Brett ‘Dutchy’ Van Leeuwen. .41) & .42) - Photo, colour, 1987. Camp activities. Results from foraging the forest for food.

.1P to .42P – There are no personnel identified. ‘1987 ADV TRAINING’ annotated on negatives sleeve.

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Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 9586.2 for details of his service "Keith Cooper" No. 3798359.

Rectangular black coloured wooden plaque with rectangular copper coloured plate. Plate features Rising Sun Badge with lettering in an arc above lettering below the badge details the recipient.

Printed on Copper plate: 'Presented to WO1 K.E. COOPER, From PMC and MEMBERS.

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Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 9586.2 for details of his service, "Keith Cooper" No. 3798359.

Shield shaped brown wooden plaque featuring gold and silver coloured RAEME insignia. Gold coloured plastic plate at top with lettering '106 FIELD WORKSHOP' engraved. Plate at bottom has recipients details.

Engraved in black lettering on bottom plate: SGT K.E. COOPER, JUN 81, JUN 83.

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Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 9586.2 for details of No. 3798359, "Keith Cooper's" service.

Rectangular brown wooden plaque featuring gold coloured Rising Sun Badge, RAEME insignia on Royal Australian Army Ordinance Corps insignia. On LH side is a metal shield with white horse over blue and red striped background. Below is a banner with 'PUCKAPUNYAL LOGISTIC BATTALION' printed in gold lettering over a red background. Rectangular gold coloured plate with black lettering located on bottom RH corner.

Engraved on gold coloured plate: Presented to WO1 K. COOPER From CO & Members Jan 92 - Aug 95!.

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Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue to 9586.2 for details of No.3798359, 'Keith Cooper's service'

Shield shaped brown coloured wooden plaque with circular metal insignia attached. Insignia featured a red coloured horse over a blue coloured Maltese cross. Background is white. Gold coloured circular border has South Queensland Logistics Group' inscribed in black lettering. Gold coloured plate at bottom with engraved details.

Engraved on gold coloured rectangular plate: 'WO1 'Shorty' Cooper for assistance o the IHO Team'.

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Refer to the service of 'John Magnus Cohn" Navy - PM 8291.

1. Canvas stretcher, Khaki. It has separate steel bars inside the side pockets. It has a flap on each end approx 32cm at foot end and 59cm at head end. One side has two cotton webbing straps with brass buckles. 2. - 4. Legs - (one leg is missing) The legs are 'W' shaped with a couple of rubber guides made out of steel.

Written in white paint - PM 8291 "J.M. Cohn.

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Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 9586.2 for details of No 3798359, "Keith Cooper's service".

Shield shaped brown coloured wooden plaque with metal shield attached. Metal shield features an 18th Century British soldier in uniform holding a rifle. Background is blue. Gold coloured metal banner at top features 'The Sergeants Mess' in black lettering. Unmarked gold coloured banner at bottom.

Marked on top banner 'THE SERGEANTS MESS'.

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Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 9586.2 for details of No. 379859, 'Keith Cooper's service'.

Shield shaped brown coloured wooden plaque with RAEME insignia. Insignia on black plastic background. Recipient details in white lettering.

Engraved in white lettering: 'To SGT. K. COOPER, Sep 84., Feb 86, 2 EME SVC UNIT'.

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Refers to service of "WALTER HAROLD LITTLE" VX 69788. Enlisted 29/12/41, Age 20, Discharged 27/6/46. Rank Pte. 2/108 Aust GTN TPT Coy. This kit bag travelled Alice Springs to Larrimah NT and return for three years, then Borneo, Tarakan and Balin Pappen.

This is a canvas kit bag. Brown colour. It has a series of brass eyelets around the lip. It has an internal cover flap.

Bottom of bag has been painted black, then the number 92329 in white paint on that. There are two blue and one white stripe there as well. On the side of the kit bag is written VX 69788. Little W.C.H.

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Book is supplied to facilitate the action of demobilisation of "William Percival Fawcett" V 246452, Rank - Corporal, enlisted 28/1/1942 and served in Australia for duration of the war.

Brown book for demobilisation of William Percival Fawcett. Has full description of position and details on demob with each page stamped. 22 pages with some pages removed.

Book No. 372973 with name, no. and area on front.

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Article from milsurp.com on development of cartridge from 1888.

Five page article on the history and development of the .303 British cartridge/

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Part of the collection of "Thomas Edward Silk". Refer 9615.4 for details.

One page cream Christmas card with flowers and a message embroidered in the middle. A separate piece of white paper tied to the back with an address half cut off.

Message: "A Happy Christmas", "Far from you and thinking of you". Cut off address: "FRA ..., To M..., With .., Mother".

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Part of collection of "Thomas Edward Silk". Refer 9615.4 for details.

White fold out postcard. Cream colour with green edges. Page two has a card stuck in with a picture of a ship leaving port. Flowers around edges and two hands in a handshake with a small poem at bottom. Page 3 has 3 silver leaves coming out of a small bunch of flowers. Page 4 has the post card message.

Front says "Everlasting Silver leaves from Sunny South Africa" Dated 18th Oct 1916. Written on front "Sent to Josephine Silk by her son Thomas Silk from 1st World War.

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Part of the collection of "Thomas Edward Silk". Enlisted 12/6/16 age 31 to 9th Reinforcements, 29th Battn. Embarked 19/9/16 to England then to France 17/12/16. Injured with (PB) Peripheral blood 18/7/17 and returned to Australia 21/1/18.

Set of 4 embroidered postcards in various states of repair. Cream coloured ornament edges stuck onto postcard backing, some with embroidery centres. 1. Message on back dated 25/10/17 addressed to Mother with embroidered picture on front including flags and message. 2. No message but front has embroidered image of flowers and a message. 3. Message on back to Mother dated 10/7/17. Embroidery on front has come off. 4. Message on back to Mother dated 6/10/17. Embroidery on front has mostly come off.

1. Message embroidered "Greetings from France" dated 25/10/17.

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Cards issued to Army Officers during War of unknown origin.

Full set of playing cards. On the back of each card is a green edge within which is a picture of an army Officer head showing him smoking a cigarette below which is the words "Army Club".

Army Club on back of each card.

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From front cover "AIRCRAFT OF WORLD WAR II/ A VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA"

Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard with adhered paper cover, gloss finish. Black colour print on front and spine. illustrated colour photo photographs of aircraft. Front - four, Back - Pictorial book. 512 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated - black and white and colour photographs of aircraft. WW2.

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From the front cover. "OUR HOME FRONT 1939-45/ The tears, the tragedy, the laughter. from the pages of the Herald and The Sun"

Hard cover book. Cover - cardboard, with adhered paper cover. White and Yellow print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - black and white and sepia. Colour collage of photographs and newspaper articles. Pictorial book. 287 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Black and white and colour photographs and newspaper articles.

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Hard cover book with dust cover. Hardcover - cardboard with grey colour paper finish, gold and white colour print on spine. Dust cover - paper. Gold and white colour print on front, spine and back. Black background. Illustrated - two black and white portrait photographs of Pompey Elliott, front through to back. 524 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and sketches. Handwritten inscription on title page.

Handwritten inscription - black ink pen. Author's signature - "Ross McMullin".

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Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, colour, gloss paper finish. Yellow and White colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - in colour portrait painting of Brigadier General Harold Elliott by W.B. Innes 1921 (Australian War Memorial) Portions of painting on front, spine and back. 718 pages - cut, plain, white colour paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. Handwritten inscription on Title Page.

Handwritten inscription - black ink pen - author's signature - "Ross McMullin".

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Refers to the service of:- James Thomas Holl, NR 2432. Enlisted 1/6/16 Age 39, 60 Bn, 5th Reos. Embarked 25/8/1918, for England. Embarked 30/12/1918, for France. Hospital 17/6/1917, Influenza. Rejoined unit 8/3/1918. Hospital, Trench fever 29/4/1918. Rejoin unit 16/7/1918. Refer to 59 Battn, 25/9/1918. Disch 2/11/1919. These 'plates' were beaten out of "Fritz's" dixies. (Mess tin).

1. This is a rectangular piece of flat aluminium. It is not perfectly square, it shows signs of having been panel beated. Words, drawings and numbers are hand engraved on both sides. The animal on this "card" is a kangaroo. This is a flat rectangular plate of flat aluminium. It is not perfectly square, across the middle is a 'dint" that appears to have been a flattened out corner.

Plate One: Side A. Kangaroo motif - engraved on this side: A souvenir of Peronne. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 1918-1919. From France J.T.H. Side B - Engraved as per a postcard:- Carte postage France 14/10/18. Correspondence: Dearest Mother and Sisters, Just a card to say I am well. This is a bit of a xmas card. Love to all Jim. Addressee: Mrs Holl. "Holliston" Healesville, Victoria, Australia. Plate Two: Kookaburra Motif. Side A; Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year 1918-1919. A souvenir of Peronne, France - marked. (This side has the remains of some sort of official number - top right corner). Side B: Correspondence: My Dear wife and Family. A few lines to say I am well when writing this. This is a piece of Fritz's dixie. Love to all, Jim. Addressee: Mrs J.T. Holl, C/- Mrs Briggs, 103 Mollison Street, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Carte Postal - Stamp 6/10/18 France.

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Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 9586.2 for details of Keith Cooper's No. 3798359, service. Badge may have belonged to Arthur Ward Cooper VX132160.

Blackened Rising Sun hat badge with Kings Crown Australian Commonwealth Military Forces on banners across the bottom. Two metal loops on back.

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Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 9586.2 for details of Keith Cooper's. No. 3798359, service.

Gold coloured metal Rising Sun hat badge with Queen's Crown. The Army Australia on banners across the bottom. Two pins on back.

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Part of the Cooper Collection. See Catalogue No. 9586.2 for details of N.3798359, Leith Cooper's service.

Set WW1 replica miniature medals and Rising Sun badge mounted on a piece of maroon coloured cardboard. Medals include; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

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The slide rule was used for less accurate quick mathematical calculations. It was light weight and easy to use in the field. This slide rule was used by members of 4 Fd Svy Sqn circa 1960 for quick Survey calculations.

.1 12 Inch Slide Rule, multi-function Calculator .2 Protective box and carry case for Slide Rule. Green cardboard box.

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